Articles of Note

The staid world of book publishing laments declining sales. And yet it still manages to turn its nose up at BookTok, a thriving corner of TikTok ... more »

New Books

When monobrows were all rage and cosmetics were an ethical quandary. Viewing the female body through a medieval lens ... more »

Essays & Opinions

"Conspiracies are symptoms of the anxiety which comes from freedom," says Terry Eagleton. "They are antidotes to the open-endedness of history" ... more »